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Leonardo Ponzio

1982 - Today

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Leonardo Daniel Ponzio (born 29 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He is the player with the most titles won in the history of River Plate to date with 17 in total, surpassing Ángel Labruna. He was also captain of River Plate, so after his retirement he was nicknamed The Eternal Captain (El Capitán Eterno) After starting out at Newell's Old Boys in 2000, he went on to spend his career with Zaragoza and River Plate, appearing in 246 competitive matches with the former club and winning the 2004 Copa del Rey, adding several more accolades during his two spells with the latter and going on to be one of the most decorated players in their history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonardo Ponzio is the 11,790th most popular soccer player (down from 10,245th in 2024), the 957th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 914th in 2019) and the 494th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Leonardo Ponzio ranks 11,790 out of 21,273. Before him are Hideki Yoshioka, Marjan Marković, Jeff Saibene, Yasuhiko Niimura, André Dias, and Zdeněk Svoboda. After him are Patricio Urrutia, Ryuji Kato, Modou Barrow, Aldo de Nigris, Marc Bernaus, and Gianluca Curci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Leonardo Ponzio ranks 766. Before him are Víctor Bernárdez, Anna Tunnicliffe, Shefali Jariwala, Lee Chang-hwan, Tatyana Firova, and Albert Rocas. After him are Hollie Stevens, Chris Kaman, Prince Abdul Azim of Brunei, Yekaterina Samutsevich, George Mourad, and Litzy.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Leonardo Ponzio ranks 957 out of 1,154. Before him are Gonzalo Bergessio (1984), José Luis Palomino (1990), Federico Coria (1992), Mónica Ayos (1972), Rodrigo Battaglia (1991), and Ángel Cabrera (1969). After him are Emmanuel Culio (1983), Paula Pareto (1986), Gabriel Fernández (1976), Luis Lobo (1970), Ismael Blanco (1983), and Maximiliano Richeze (1983).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Leonardo Ponzio ranks 494. Before him are Raul Maldonado (1975), Ignacio Fernández (1990), Taty Castellanos (1998), Gonzalo Bergessio (1984), José Luis Palomino (1990), and Rodrigo Battaglia (1991). After him are Emmanuel Culio (1983), Ismael Blanco (1983), Leandro Grimi (1985), Facundo Medina (1999), Nicolás Domínguez (1998), and Eduardo Bustos Montoya (1976).

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